Israel Plans To Field Advanced Autonomous Combat Unit By 2025

Israel soldiers with SOI devise
In the future, uncrewed ground vehicles could launch their own aerial escorts, keeping human operators far behind the front lines.
Credit: Israel Defense Forces
A secret acquisition program in Israel seeks to achieve a new level of uncrewed combat systems, with human soldiers operating safely from a standoff distance as they control an armed vanguard of uncrewed air and ground vehicles in direct combat with enemy forces. The “Standoff In” (SOI) capability...

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